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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-14
"TInw Is Your ThIni,?'

a Me- lr IT. lial. ht,' ~ .so't. i.al = to
sell, wrutn th# t., 'rWin@ r,l., g. t.tt r.:, !,
cat !" ,l,a.rt il ku.l, So"r.n lhr s.
WIN arr stud iag Latin, aa,i ,.n aj -.t 10,
words in lhrir proper u.d e. ua. 30l d ,
lnlaa /, "a uollr i,onRn; hut ri II.
"OAKLAND AGE%cY, l. T. Ma / ! &. e
DEAR SIR: lwnlt you g,t % ! t.,. attic
COW. | had four COW mil; and frut lltic
calves, and one steer. think You get It SI:li
for cattle COW, md much but cheap for it
call.
"lf you want aud you get it lhrse nine
cattle cow, and let me know your think how
is your think about that cattle ii You wants
some more cattle COW & you tell I } me, how
much you want more some cattle & you will
write to me how is your think
''now, you, get it these nine q tile cow,
about it Slj6 and want you 10 get it some
more cattle COW, somebody wants to sell it
COW, now tell you good COW is worth $50
one COW short horn best cow, Arkansas city
but not same is here. had Il COW more and
another six cattle cow, and you tell me how
is your think for cattle COW. That's all.
Yours Truly PETER Platter.
'or Thomas II. Peters let me know some
about your think, - New York Tribune.
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Fnilh n.ynnd sirI,i.

Each one of the two comedians, Messls.
Robson and Crane has u little son, and they
are profound admirers Of one another, albeit
they are aS unlike as black and white. Master
Stuart Robson Crane is n prodigious ro-
manccr, while on the other hand Master
William Crane Robson is ms practical and
as matter of fact lad as you could expect 10
meet in a Sabbath days journey. Out at
Omaha the other day the Crane youngster
was telling one Of his customary whoppeI,s.
Yes" said he, solemny, 'when was in
Ipswich last summer saw a boy lick John
l.. Sullivan"
At this bold and bald proposition young
Robson's lower jnw fell about seven inches.
"You don't believe it, eh" asked young
Crane.
"Oh, yes" answered Master Robson, in
prompt loyalty to his little playmate, "oh,
yes, believe it if you saw it, but wouldn't
believe it if I'd seen it.n-Chicago News.
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I'M rnr ,,lrcrencr ln lln MnrlI
nrief History of thn I,n11

The ball la, given rise to so many lupnlar
games that we feel convinced our yolInp
readers will like to hear something of it,
history H"rodotuS attributes the invention
"l me bail t" the Lydims, but succeeding
writers ha'" affirmed that Anaeuflu, II prin.
- "i IorryIa, Was the first who made a
haII i"l the purpose OF pastime. The most
sllr'Tilt game with the ball /, known to us as
handhall, a pu,time which consist, il, t,y,.nr
moro players beating ball from ono to
another with the open palm: if Homer may
I've accredited, this game is coevul AT least
with the destruction of Troy II is altogether
uncertain at what period the ball was intro.
dured into England, but it is well known
that many Of the games which are no,v
played were popular in this country in the
thirteenth AMI r"'-'-anth centuries
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Bill Arp Goes Fishing.

am going fishing tomorrow and stay nil
day. will rig up big wagon and take tho
children along and a basket of lunch, and we
Will fish and frolic and gather flowers aud
eat and talk and laugh and get dirty all day
long, The signs are all right, for the dog
wool is in bloom and the wind is in the south
and it is the dark Of the moon, and think
see myself just Jerking the big Dream from
under the log. Carl knows every hole in the
creek and he can catch more fish than can
and don't try half MS hard. Jessie wants to
pick flowers, and I've promised her she may
wade IN the branch, but her mother don't
know 1t. Jessie comes TO me and Carl goes
to his mother for favors. What Il pity it is
that grown folks can't be children once or
twice in awhile and wade in the branch too.
The next time Judge Bleckley goes to
Screamer mountain to be boy again and 20
barefooted and make hickory whistles and
chestnut flies and catch spring lizards and
crawfish and climb trees for birds eggs, and
make black ants fight, and run ground squir-
rels TO their holes and dig angelica and kill
snakes and wreck hornets nests and fight
yalleriackets, I'm going with him. I'm tired
Of playing man all the year long without a
recess tits sort of hypocritcal life. Icnvy
the children. The Scriptures say ''unless We
be as one OF these little ones, We shall not get
to heaven So its time to begin, and there
fore I'm going fishing mg.-Atlanta Constitu-
tion
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Trimnnhnnt ns Irsnnl.

Omaha Wife-Yes, that's the way it goes.
You'll be sorry some day you didn't take my
advice, If my first husband had done as /
told him he would have been alive to-day
Second Hushand-Ohl He would! You
told him always to be in at s O'clock, sup
pose, but if remember Alright he shutilel Oft
this mortal coil about 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing.
II told him over anil over again TO stop
smoking, and lie wouldn't do it,"
"Well, he didn't lie of tobacco if know
anything about it. He was blown up in un
explosion
"Nes, he sat down on keg Of powder with
pipe in hi, mouth; so there now Omaha
World
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Thr rnnnnrnciniIrn W.T.

New York Girl-And you really were a
guest at the castle of an English lordl
Omaha Man-Ncs, | happened to have
business with him in connection with land
syndicate, you know.
"Ilow lovely it must have been. And you
really dned and slept in mn old bnronial
castle"
"Oh, yes"
at must he the very Lrishtes page in your
memory, isn't ii.'
"Well, ! didn't catch cold and didn't get
bitten. "-Omala World
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When to BE Careful.

In small town ont west nn ex.county
judge is ra,hier of the bank.
"The check is all right, sir" he said to a
stranger, "but the evidence you offer in
identifying yourself as the person to whose
order it is drawn il scarcely sufficient"
I've known you to hang man on less evi-
dence, judge was the strangers response.
Quite likely" replied the ex-judge, "but
when 1t comes TO letting go of cold cash we
have 70 be careful. n-New York Sun.
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TnnIro nnd StriI.n..

Mrs Bagley-Aureliu you had better hide
that millmcr's bill, and Ill try to shave
enough off the grorcr's bill to pay it. Your
paw is greatly worried over his busines af-
fairs.
Anrclia-Oh, nav You don't mean To say
he's going to lnlt
Mrs, Basley-l know nothing for certain,
but last night heard him talking in his
sleep about being robbed by a man named
Umpire and about the men going out on
strikes, and ! fear the worst. t.--Philulelphia
Gall
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4 Cnrrrct nincnnsIs.

Young Man to meliuml-I want you 10
tell me what is the matter with me-
Mcdum-lt will first be necessary to de-
posit 81 to propitiatc the spirits.
Young Man tlulcfully)-A dollar goes.
MrdmnI-H"u do not sleep well, YOU have
bad dreams and you are gloomy and medi-
tate suicid, every day.
Young Man dn great urprise)-COTect.
Medium-Take this sealed envelope-open
il only in the privacy of your rOom-within
you will find II diagnosis of your disease.
Young Man tone hour later Opens en-.
velopc and rralsl-Pie for supper-Phila-
dclphia Call
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srrn rhrnngh nlnerent snrrlncl..

House Hunter like the looks of the build
ing very well. This is IA good, quiet neigh
borhood, presume.
Owner-One of tAe best in the city. My
own house is just above On the other side,
where you see those little folks playing, Mr.
Bills, the insurance man, resides The chill
drcn, however, are charming little people.
You don't Object to children, hope
House lluuter-Not at all have six of
my own.
Owner frisidlyl -AhI that makes differ
ence, Tin afraid I can't let you have the
house. Can you tisd your way outi That's
right. Turn the knob TO the left. Chicago
Tribune
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Not IntrInsicnIly Prnl,nhle.

He had taken her to hear Patti at s. a seat,
and nfterward to Delmonico's, whore the two
together ate up 500 worth. As he reached
FOR his hat later that same night, she said:
II am sorry, Mr.. Sampson, if my refusal
will cause you pain. l esteem you highly as
an escort, and in that capacity will always
be q sister to you, but your wife cannot be.
You are toe extravagant New York Sun
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Additional Trains,
On SATURDAY only, will leave Dupont Station at
100 and 55 p. m, Ncwbridge at l.20 and lis D. M
for Wilmington and all intermediate points.
French Creek Branch Trains,
Leave Springfield 7IO, 9IOa.m. lS5 sos, and OCp m
Arrive st,Peters $40, 1905 am. 200, and 725pm
For connections at Wilmington, .Chadd's Ford
Junction, Lenape, Coatesvile, Waynesburg juno
tion, BTdsboro and Reading, see timetable at all
stations
A. G. MoCAUSLAND, L. A. BOWER
SUPERINTENDENT. Gen. Pas Agent
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Bobby's Reason.

$50 yon wouldn't like to Ice minister,
Bobby, when you grow up" remarked Mr.
Whitechoker at the table. 'No. indeed" re-
Spondcd Bobby, rmphatirally. And why
NOE insisted Mr.. Whitehnicr, amused ut
the lads carncStne>.. "BecauSc ma saws She
alway, feels sorry for country ministers, mi
that's the reason She has you here to dinner
so often -. brakes Maguzine
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The riruvnn-.

u w',> u Spanish coin. worth about six and
a quarter cents, 1t was also called f'penny
hlt lprohahly n contraction of five penny
There were number of Spanish coins cirrtI.
'atins in the country, which made their final
disappearance at the beginning of the war Of
the rebellion, when coin wns at premium,
and have never returned.
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4 Fair InIuntinn

Lawyer to clirnil-You want to sue Rob
inson for $500 for libel, you sayl
Client Yes; he has blasted my character
forever.
Lawyer You think 5000 the proper
amount
Client We'll. make it S@'n ! only want
what's right Ilarprr's Bazaar
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Heroic Treatment.

The cashier Of Il Chimes. bank tried to leave
with the fuuis for Japan or some place
on the American plan the other day, but it is
not believed that the custom will become
popular, Tie government walled up the
cashier IN u cell to Starvc TO death and
chopped off the heads Of all his family And
next fall they are going to decapitate every.
body in the empire hearing his name Dakota
u II
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Inhnnh IL shnnIh-

Il notice said clersymans wife to hei
husband, That it is no longer fashionable for
the minister to kiss the britle at the wedding
ceremony
yes" sadly responded the good man,
"many of the pleasant features connected
with the wedding ceremony have been de-
graded, and
whats thati' demanded his wife, omin.
ously
~ mcan.-I mcan," he stammercd, that
the sensclcsS custom of kissing the bride
should have been abolished long ago = All
the Year Round.
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Commitment. Id the sca.nn.

sir" exclaimed irate Mrs. Brilius as she
gathered her skirts about her. Il told you to
stop at this crossing. What do you mean by
carrying me by. I'll give You to understand
that I'm Mrs. Blinins.r
"Ah, very haply tomett you Mr., El.iIlUs.
I'm Tom johnson. The Judge.
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An nntirnl nnln.inn-

British Naval ON 'cr-I have heard good
deal about your American torpeloeS, but
never saw one before.
American Naval Olllcer-You have better
eyes than have if you can see one now.
"There is one off starboald; You must be
near sighted"
"Great St Pcrryl sir; that's man of
war. = Omaha World.
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1t Is Generally Thus,

The Rev Mr. Highnyer-I delivered that
sermon oifland. l hadn't given it mo-
memts thought. How did You like it? Frank
Hearer-l can't say. You see | didn't give
il momcnt's thought, either. -Unidentified.
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A Bad Foot.

Nellie was invited to spend long day with
Cora. She came home within an hour
Why Nellie, why do you come back so
sOonr
"Well, you see, Cora was real mean, and
and pretty soon my foot went right out at
her, and tncy said might come home "-Ex-
change
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IIxtOrting Money,

Leader (of little German band few pen
mics, madame, for dot fine musicl
Woman lat a window)-Ain't got nothn
for you.
Leader Indignantly Watts dot! Ven you
don'd give a few pennies ve blay some more.
New York Sun,
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Nut Much of a Reccnmmenh.

Safe Manufacturer The safe was badly
burned.
Mr. Doppenheimer-Nah it wn,h
Safe Manufacturer But the books were
not burnedi
Mr. Doppenhemer-No dcy was not
Safe Munufacturer--Ah that's good. I'll
write statement TO that effect for you to
sign.
Mr. Dupponbclmer-Dut wash all right.
But may lie better told YOU dot dose books
washmt in lie SAFE D,'y wash at my bruddeI
Is.incs ,lrcr slocks away.-Fhiladrlphia Call
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P. q Il. statIon $40 IO1O 2lO 600 100 ms
Additional Trains,
onSATURDAY only,wil leave Wilmington at 6OO&
lll5p. m. for Newbridge, Dupont, and all inter.
mediate points.
French Creek Branch Trains
Leave st Peters ZOOS Dam l2Sr,SsO and b. 4Opm
Arrive springfeld72 25, S55 m. LOO, 90, ,&8O5p,m.
GOING SOUTH, DAILY Except sunday.)
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LITTLE LAUGHS,

The Washington Critic says: Prayer is the
heavenly trlcphone;" but Washington gets no
further than "hell OH"
Young lady distributing flowers to con.
victS)-And when do you expect to come out,
sir: Convict Cinhaling the fragrance of a
viOlcD--lt will he December of next year.
miss, before make my dehut..-New Orleans
Picayunr
"Sav, do you ever read the letter, that are
addressed To your wife" with Indignation
Never What You have absolute con-
ttdcnre III hrr: oh, it Is not that / am
afraid that would find something in them
that might he disagreeaLle for me to know,
and adore her."-French Paper.
The kingiisher can reproduce most uc-
curately the carklng of hens, the barking Of
dogs, the quackng of ducks and the bleatino
Of sheep. M the kinglisher needs issome store
clothes to be nn entertaining society youth in
an eastern village. e.-Omaha World.
Wife to late husbandl Where have Won
been, John: Husband Conscious that pre.
yarication would be futile T. tell truth, M
dear, ! die stupd in sloon t get CLASH beer.
Wilc-John, You never accomplished that
load in a saloon. You've been TO a brewery
New York sun
johnny, you may give me the name Of
some wild flower, said the teacher in botany
johnny thought while and then said:
We'll, reckon Iniun meal comes as near
being Wild flour aS anything know Of. y
Washington Critic.
The story goes that a Young man in ALA
habad proposed to young lady in Calcutta
by telegraph, adding; "Answer YES or no Mt
my expense She sent him 600 words of ex-
PLANTATION without coming 70 any conclusion.
London Globo
At negro wedding in this city Il short
time ago, when the words, 'love, honor and
obey" were reached the groom imterulpted
the preacher and said "Read that again.
san; read it wunce mo-, 50 lie lady kin ketch
tile full solennity Oh de meaning; I'se been
married bcfo'."-Griflin Ca News.
An Arkansas man made a bullet ont of "A
piece of plug tobacco and shot il through the
body Of wild cat The animal died. Here
we have another lorcible illustration of the
lala! eHects of tobacco on the system.
ristown Herald
Al Tmu DIEcrence Ia the World.
"No, sin" Numbered the old gentleman, II
have made up my mind that my daughter
shall never marry man who plays pOkern
"She might do great deal worse, sir
'mpossibc. Poker has proved the ruin
alton of thousands OF men. and its victims
never recover from the iniaiuation, She
could never do worsc'
Excuse me, sir, but I'm sure she could
She might marry some fellow who thinks he
plays poher.n
The old man thought it Washingtoa
Critic.
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Mhnt IL nIny Cnme ~.

Invalid dretfully, to his nursel-Whut il
tnat internal row in the other roomi Is any
body getting killed. Who is that calling for
the police:
Nurse r"as-uringlyl-Oh don't mind that,
sir. Its Mrs. DIR. Pellets Miss DR. Calomel
aud Nine DR. jumper holding consulta-
tiOn, sir.-New York Mail
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WILMINGTON s. NORTHERN RAIL
w ROAD SCHEDULE, APRIL,ll, 1887.
GOING NORTH, DAILY, Except unday)
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Circumstances Alter Cases.

'lsn't that the gentlemen who paid our fare
and was so polite the other night" she asked
in a whisper YES" "And why does he
treat us SO cooly to-nightl' "Hush! he has
his reasons. That's his wife with him. DE
troit Free Press
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-19

crowded ball room none had more beaux to
come forward and claim her hand in the
dance than she. For a brief season or two
she thus held sway In the social world, and
but little more than year ago went 10 Old
Point Comfort for the summer.
Scarce had the pretty Memphis blonde
oueened It at that resort OF wealth and culti-
vation fortnight until she received an offer
OF marriage. This came from Mr.. >. A, Mont
gomery, of Memphis, the son of Colonel II.
a. Montgomery. president OF the Memphis.
Compress and storage company, and one OF
the wealthiest and most enterprising men OF
another for years, ana the proud young girl
was not long in making up her mind. She
promptly accepted, and they were married.
After season ut the summer resorts they
went back to Memphis aud took up their
abode in the grand old home which the Hon.
Jacob Thompson had built before he died.
Mr.. Montgomery Is the secretary OF the
New Memphis Jockey club, and is fond of
seen together at the race course, and were
seemingly as affectionate and devoted as
could be. 1t has not been so very long since
the gentleman successfully piloted the horse
front and besides his prize received q kiss,
smile and an approving word from his pretty
young wife, who was among the spectators
on the club house balcony. But though
for her stalwart and handsome husband
with q dog cart and drove him home, she
seems to have longed for broader and freer
life than she could ever know in city like
actress, and not more than six weeks ago
deliberately left her husband and her home
and Is at present among the great army OF
those who seek fame and fortune In the the
misunderstanding between her husband and
herself 1t has never been explained TO the
public. Mrs. MontgOmery's stage name is
"May Douglas" Last Saturday she accepted
Blind company, which Is soon to start on the
road from New York city.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-19

which is so expensivcly decorated. In
the same vault are also y number of other
curiosities and relics valuable and other
wise. The material of the cathedral has
the color Of sandstone gradually darken.
ing from the weather. The interior Is
wonderfully grand and Impressive. 1
felt overwhelmed. l feel at q loss to
describe either ii or its effect. IL was
overwhelming. So were all those Eng.
lish and German cathedrals.
I'm some of the cities the chimes were
perfectly delightful. In Antwerp and
Amsterdam it seemed as II music were
dropping from heaven. Every fifteen
minutes the clocks strike and the chimes
sound. To wake up in the night and
hear the chimes of ok Kirk, rs they call
1t, sound, is 10 become filed with perI
feet sensation Of delight"
The Judge then told OF his visit to
Yorkshire, to Aldborough,. where he saw
old Roman pavements, the tessella,ed
floor of some bath or boudoir of some
distinguished citizen when Romans were
in the land, the ancient walls of York,
their interior gates and portcullises, and
finally a few episodes in London, among
which were Buffalo Bills success and the
meeting of Mrs. Joseph Garneau ana
sister, Miss Carr, Mr.. Galloway and
brother, Guy Barton aud party and j. n
II. Patrick of this city. After which the
reporter retired.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-19
A SUNDAY SPIN.
The Trim and Natty Volunteer Taxes
Trial Trip,

The Trim ana Natty volunteer Taxes
Trial Trip.
NEw YORK, Sept 1S.-TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. l-PiOus folks lacking patriotism
might have called General Payne's activity
to-day pernicious. He evidently did not
take that view of the matter. He would
rather keep TIE cup than the fourth COM
mandment any day and probably that is why
his skipper, Frank Hoff. got up sail on the
lovely slOop at 1890 o'clock and beat out to
Sandy Hook light-ship against an inspiring
southeaster that whisked through the rig
ging at a twenty-mle rate. As the Volun-
teer stood for Fort Wadsw0rth on the port
tack, Captain Barr came to anchor in the
Dutch Reformed church at Tompkinsville.
The sleek cutter remained at her anchor al
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Bell returned from
Washington and boarded her during the
afternoon. As the Volunteer, under main
sail, jib forestry sail and gaff topsail got
under way, fleet of less distinguished
bnt brave looking craft followed her ex-
ample She led the white robod procession
through the Narrows. 1t included the
schoOners Dauntless, Magic. Rebecca, Comet
and Rambler ana the sloop Mischief. She
came back like torm-driven white cloud
through a murky sky and anchored aft Bay
Ridge at o'clock, Sail Master Wilson went
along with General Paine and MIR. Burgess
ascertaned that it would need tightening at
the leech. This will be done tomorrow,
when the new boom will be shipped. Just
after the cup defender dropped anchor,
General Paine and Designer Burgess were
out on the bOwsprit examining the iron work.
They evidently don't mean to be beaten
through lack OF precautionary measures
This Is characteristic of the general. 1t is
said that he has not missed day since
the Volunteer was launched in finding out
or trying to find out her pecUliarites. He
studies her as II she were woman with
moods or mare with record. That Is the
reason that yachtsmen say of him that he
could get more speed out OF the Mayflower
than anybody. He is yachtsman whom
nautical spOrtsmen can trust to sail the Vol
unteer up to the last fraction of her capacity.
He will take her out again tomorrow.
Twenty. pirates according to the comic opera
conception Of the pirates. in tall, .comical
hats, in the jb and main sail boat Hoodoo.
bore down on the Volunteer shortly after she
anchored. The mate of the clipper looked as
if he feared he was going to be boarded, keel
hauled and treated otherwise in the
highly nautical, atrocious manner usual
with pirates but before he could
say hoist there, and order the crew to load
the HoOdoo was alongside and a friendly
looking pirate leaned over the rail and
handed big Scotch thistle to the mate. At.
tached to the thistle was card with this in
scription: "May you always keep 1t astern.
Compliments of the Hoodoo Pavonia Yacht
sailed away with three cheers for the Volun-
teer. General Payne says hs has not de.
c,ded where he will dock the big sloOp on
Wednesday. She will be floated the day be-
fore, Tuesday, September 20. the day set for
the first cup race.